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IPL 2021: Broadcasters announce team of 100 commentators across 8 languages

Indian Premier League (IPL) broadcasters Star and Disney India on Thursday announced a team of 100 commentators across language feeds for the 14th season of the tournament which starts on Friday

IPL 2021: Night curfews will push up TV & digital viewership, say experts

Star India and Disney+ Hotstar have locked 18 sponsors for TV and 14 for digital

Star-Disney takes strike as Covid-19 pandemic cloud looms over IPL

Bio-secure bubbles, virtual production, rigorous protocols to contain virus spread; focus shifts to TV and digital audiences

Star to play a pivotal role in helping Disney outshine Netflix in streaming

The array of product offerings is a bit messy, as is par for the course in streaming land

Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020: Perfect to binge watch this weekend?

For profits and taking on Netflix, Disney should consider 'R' rated weapons

Streaming is the new center of gravity at the conglomerate, and so it's time to fine tune its strategy

As Disney+ booms in India, company hopes to make it its biggest market

The growth of Disney+, which launched a year ago, has far exceeded the expectations of both Wall Street and the company itself

A star exit: Why is there an element of surprise in Uday Shankar departure?

Shankar was 46 when he took over as CEO of Star India, then a Rs 1,600-crore floundering broadcaster. Disney Star is now a Rs 18,000-crore powerhouse and India's largest media firm

Uday Shankar leaves Star Disney: Is entrepreneurship his next move?

Looking to start an entrepreneurial journey, he may be looking at education, healthcare and digital media, say those in the know

Ficci Frames: Consumers must pay for content, says Disney's Uday Shankar

Says media industry is set to take a huge hit on account of the reliance on advertising

With theatres shut due to Covid-19, 7 Hindi movies take the OTT route

Akshay Kumar's 'Laxxmi Bomb', 'Sadak 2', featuring Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt-starrer 'Bhuj: The Pride of India' are among the films that are headed for a direct release

Race for digital-first film releases hots up on OTTs after Gulabo Sitabo

Both Disney+Hotstar and Netflix are said to have been in talks with producers for a few months now, given the rising competitive intensity

Reliance Jio offers free Hotstar+Disney, Amazon Prime yearly subscription

Here is what Reliancec Jio offers in the free Hotstar+Disney and Amazon Prime yearly subscription

10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown

Here are the top 10 recently launched web series that you can binge-watch during this lockdown

Walt Disney's Iger steps down as CEO, Parks head Bob Chapek to take reins

Chapek, who will be the seventh CEO in the company's nearly 100-year history, has most recently served as the chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Chapek will report to Iger

Disney India blocks John Oliver's show critical of PM Narendra Modi

A Hotstar representative didn't reply to an email and calls seeking comment. A representative for India's Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the government wasn't involved in the matter.

Disney Plus service to stream in India from March 29 through Hotstar

The announcement was made by Disney CEO Robert Iger during the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday

Disney drops Fox from names of studios it bought from Rupert Murdoch

The name change means consumers won't mistakenly connect the Disney-owned studio with Rupert Murdoch's polarising Fox News

K Madhavan is Star-Disney India head, Uday Shankar to oversee Hotstar

Both Gupta and Mohan have worked on the Hotstar business while at Star

Talking beasts and caped heroes: Avengers, Lion King perfect the mass pitch

Disney rides the superhero franchise two years in a row while Hollywood accounts for a quarter of 2019 domestic box office collections